Flat 1, 19 Ash Grove, London, NW2 3LJ

Flat 1 is an end-of-terrace house in London (NW2 3LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 79 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (45–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (67 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Sale prices here have outpaced London HPI: 9.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,058/sq ft) was about 209.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Sold December 2021 for £900,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.